Shield for book-covers



(No Model.)

E. BJOHNSON. SHIELD FOR BOOK COVERS.

No. 243,706.- Patented Jufy 5, 1881.

WITNESSES I I i M INVENTOR- ATTORNEYS N. PETERS. PhaloLilhngnpher. Wuhingtun, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC EDWARD E. JOHNSON, OF PAINESVILLE, OHIO.

SHIELD FOR BOOK-COVERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,706, dated July 5, 1881. Application filed April 28, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD E. JOHNSON, of Painesville, in the county of Lake and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shields for Book-Covers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inventiou, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to book-cover shields; and it consists in a shield for the corners of book-covers that is adapted for permanent or temporary use.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan view of the blank from which this shield is formed. The subsequent folds of the blank are indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the blank partially formed and ready to be applied to the corners of a book-cover. Fig. 3 illustrates the manner of applying the shield. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a book-corner after the shield is applied. Figs. 5 and 7 are plan views of a shield provided with ridges struck up-t'rom the blank, that may be used instead oft'hecushion. Fig. 6 is a modified form of the opening in the upper side of the shield, adapted to receive the cushion.

In the drawings, A represents that portion of the shield adapted to rest upon the outside of the corner of the cover of a book.

B and U representfolds adapted to be formed about the edges of the book-cover.

D is a tang permanently attached to the main portion A of the shield. The ofiice of this tang is to pass through the book-cover from the outside at a proper distance from the corner, where it is bent upon the inside surface of the cover or secured in any suitable manner; or the tang D, instead of passing entirely through the cover, may be inserted a short distance into the cover, then forced between the thicknesses of the cover, along parallel to the outside surface of the cover, and be securely held in place by bending portions B and 0 about the edges of the cover, which thoroughly vent-the corner from scratching or marl-ing a desk or table. This opening may be filled with any suitable material, rubber, plush, or cloth of any kind or description. The opening may be varied in form and size without departing from my invention.

In Fig. 3 is shown distinctly the manner of applying these shields, which consists in making a hole near the corner of a book-cover of sufficient size to receive the tang D. This tang being inserted in the opening thus pre-' pared, the portions B and O of the blank are bent about the edges of the cover, the tang is bent or riveted against the inner surface of the cover, and the attachment is completed.

This shield may be made of any suitable material. In preparing these shields for the trade, I propose to make them with the portions B and O bent in the forms shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, ready to be applied.

\Vhat I claim is- A shield for book-corners, consisting of a plate provided with bent flaps B 0, adapted to be folded over the edges of the corner, and with a tang, D, adapted to be inserted in the cover and secured thereto, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARDE. JOHNSON.

Witnesses: JNo. GRowELL, Jr., ERNEST O. ORSBURN. 

